Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section

Pagidipalli–Guntur section
Route map of Guntur Division showing Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Telangana Andhra Pradesh
Termini	Guntur Pagidipalli
Website	scr.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
Operator(s)	South Central Railway zone
History
Opened	1930; 95 years ago (1930)
Technical
Line length	238.49 km (148 mi)
Track length	130 km (81 mi)
Number of tracks	1 (doubling approved in year 2023)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Route map km Guntur–Repalle section 0 Guntur 5 Nallapadu Nallapadu–Nandyal section 13 Bandarupalle 19 Mandapadu 22 Siripuram 26 Lingamguntla 30 Peddakurapadu 36 Gudipudi 42 Sattenapalle 54 Reddigudem 60 Bellamkonda Nadikudi–Srikalahasti section 74 Piduguralla 83 Tummalacheruvu 95 Nadikudi Nadikudi–Macherla branch line 108 Pondugula Andhra Pradesh Telangana   border 112 Vishnupuram 115 Damacherla 122 Kandrapole Halt 134 Miryalaguda 154 Tipparthi 171 Nalgonda 182 ShriRampuram 192 Narketpalli 198 Chityala 204 Ramannapet 219 Valigonda 222 Mamdapur 229 Nagireddipalli 241 Bommaipalli to Warangal 245 Pagidipalli to Secunderabad km

The Pagidipalli–Guntur section^[1] is an electrified single track railway section in Guntur railway division of South Central Railway.^[2][3]

History

The Guntur–Macherla section was opened in 1930. A new railway line from Bibinagar to Nadikudi was started in 1974, and foundation stone was laid by then-Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi on 7 April 1974. It opened for traffic in 1989 there by making connectivity between Guntur Junction and Secunderabad Junction.^[4]

In 2023, the Centre cleared the doubling of Guntur-Bibinagar railway. The long-pending project is estimated to cost 2,853 crore and will be monitored by the Prime Minister's Office.^[5][6]

Route

This route starts from Pagidipalli (near Bibinagar) and passes through Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Nadikudi, Piduguralla, Sattenapalle and joins Nallapadu near Guntur.^[2]

References

1. "Details of Railway Projects (Doublingl, Electrification etc.)". www.pib.nic.in. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
2. "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
3. "Jayadev demands more railway facilities in new capital". The Hans India. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
4. "South Central Railway: Time Line and Milestones of Events (SCR)". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
5. "Centre clears doubling of Guntur-Bibinagar rail project in Telangana". The Times of India. 27 February 2023.
6. "Central government approves doubling of Guntur-Bibinagar railway track". The Times of India. 17 August 2023.